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Opinion: We can protect our immigrant neighbors. What are we waiting for?

The New York for All Act is the most comprehensive solution on the table to fight back against the federal deportation machine.

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Opinion: Protest is sacred

As faith leaders of three spiritual traditions, we oppose the City Council’s “security perimeter” legislation around houses of worship.

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Opinion: If New York wants affordability, it must eliminate discriminatory auto insurance pricing

The governor’s proposal to weaken the rights of people involved in car crashes does nothing to lower premiums or rein in discriminatory pricing.

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Opinion: New York homeowners shut out again as World Cup nears

With a $120 billion budget and no real relief for outer-borough families, the city is ignoring a simple solution to let New Yorkers stay in their homes.

Gun Control

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Opinion: New York needs graphic warnings at gun stores

Visual notices about the dangers of firearms would grab attention, communicate serious hazards quickly and leave a lasting impression.

Education

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Opinion: Without mayoral control, everyone is in charge of NYC schools, and no one is responsible

State legislators should remember the lessons of the past and extend mayoral control for another four years.

Education

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Opinion: No child belongs in a box – or a broken school system

The Solutions Not Suspensions bill lets schools address students’ behavioral challenges early and consistently through evidence-based interventions, not punitive or exclusionary discipline.

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Opinion: When media giants control the remote, New Yorkers pay the bill

The Television Subscriber Choice Act would prohibit forced channel bundling, giving cable, satellite or streaming providers the flexibility to design packages based on what viewers actually want.

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Opinion: Why NYC needs a Department of Community Safety

For decades, the city has defaulted to police, courts and incarceration to contain and supervise crises.

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Opinion: Lowering energy bills starts with getting New York off fossil fuels

Energy costs are on the rise due to the state’s reliance on volatile global oil and gas markets, not its landmark climate law.

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Opinion: Restore AIM funding in this year’s state budget

In 2010, the state cut New York City off from hundreds of millions of dollars in Aid and Incentives to Municipalities funding, which was never restored.

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Opinion: New Yorkers Deserve SAFER Homes

The SAFER Homes Act would repurpose the city foreclosure process to focus only on the worst of the worst properties.

Editor's Note

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Editor’s note: In a rarity for NYC, Mamdani doesn’t bid for DNC

It’s been more than 50 years since a mayor passed on bringing a national political convention to the city.

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Opinion: Why New York must ban surveillance pricing

The One Fair Price Act establishes a simple, commonsense principle: the same product or service should have the same price for everyone.

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Opinion: New York promised to invest in youth. It’s time to deliver.

The Youth Justice Innovation Fund would take $50 million of unspent Raise the Age funds and make them available to trusted community-based organizations.

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Opinion: A Black History Month call to reform New York’s mental health courts

The Treatment Court Expansion Act will help dismantle the racist systems that historically criminalized behavioral health diagnoses in Black communities.

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Opinion: How career pathways in health care help all generations of New Yorkers

SkillSpring helps connect young people to careers that allow them to stay in New York and build dignified lives while strengthening the workforce that cares for our aging population.